The Federal Circuit visited Washington and Lee University yesterday to hear oral arguments. Washington and Lee has been named as the “continuity of operations”* site for the Federal Circuit in the event of an emergency.
The Federal Circuit will now sit at Washington and Lee once each year. [Source]
*Continuity of Operations, as defined in the National Security Presidential Directive-51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-20 (NSPD-51/HSPD-20) and the National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan (NCPIP), is an effort within individual executive departments and agencies to ensure that Primary Mission Essential Functions (PMEFs) continue to be performed during a wide range of emergencies, including localized acts of nature, accidents and technological or attack-related emergencies.